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Photo Essay: Helicopter Rope Suspension Training

Photo Essay: Helicopter Rope Suspension Training
Photos by Lance Cpl. Brandon R. Holgersen


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Sgt. Levi J. Konz, right, checks Cpl. Benjamin C. Foged’s harness before being lifted by a helicopter, April 6, 2005. Konz and Foged were among 12 Marines who participated in the Helicopter Rope Suspension Training Master Course from March 25 to April 8. Konz is a Helicopter Rope Suspension Master Course instructor in training with Special Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and Foged is a special reaction team member with Special Reaction Team, Provost Marshal’s Office, Marine Corps Base Camp Butler.






Marines participating in the Helicopter Rope Suspension Training Master Course conduct a successful extraction by a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter, April 6, 2005. The course gives Marines the certification to conduct helicopter rope suspension operations within their individual units. Twelve Marines, with various units on Okinawa, participated in the HRST Masters Course March 25 to April 8.





Marines participating in the Helicopter Rope Suspension Training Master Course glide high above the ground from a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter.



Marines participating in the Helicopter Rope Suspension Training Master Course prepare to be lifted by a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter.


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